to riddle something with holes
1riddle — rid|dle1 [ˈrıdl] n [: Old English; Origin: rAdelse opinion, guess, riddle ] 1.) a question that is deliberately very confusing and has a humorous or clever answer →↑puzzle ▪ See if you can solve this riddle . 2.) something that you do not… …
2riddle — [[t]rɪ̱d(ə)l[/t]] riddles, riddling, riddled 1) N COUNT A riddle is a puzzle or joke in which you ask a question that seems to be nonsense but which has a clever or amusing answer. 2) N COUNT You can describe something as a riddle if people have… …
3riddle — 1 noun (C) 1 a question that is deliberately very confusing and usually has a humorous or clever answer: Solve this riddle What is black and white and red all over? Answer An embarrassed zebra. 2 a mysterious action, event, or situation that you… …
4riddle — Ⅰ. riddle [1] ► NOUN 1) a question or statement phrased so as to require ingenuity in finding its answer or meaning. 2) a puzzling person or thing. ► VERB archaic ▪ speak in or pose riddles. DERIVATIVES riddler noun …
5riddle — riddle1 /rid l/, n., v., riddled, riddling. n. 1. a question or statement so framed as to exercise one s ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum. 2. a puzzling question, problem, or matter. 3. a puzzling thing or person. 4 …
6riddle — I UK [ˈrɪd(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms riddle : singular riddle plural riddles 1) a question that seems impossible or silly but has a clever or funny answer Are you good at solving riddles? 2) someone or something that is mysterious or… …
7riddle — rid|dle1 [ rıdl ] noun count 1. ) a question that seems impossible or silly but has a clever or funny answer: Are you good at solving riddles? a ) talk/speak in riddles to say things that are confusing and difficult to understand: Please stop… …
8riddle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English redels, ridel, from Old English rǣdelse opinion, conjecture, riddle; akin to Old English rǣdan to interpret more at read Date: before 12th century 1. a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a… …
9riddle — riddle1 noun a question or statement phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning. ↘a person or thing that is difficult to understand. verb archaic speak in or pose riddles. ↘explain (a riddle) to. Derivatives riddler… …
10riddle — I rid•dle [[t]ˈrɪd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) a question framed so as to exercise one s ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum 2) a puzzling question, problem, or matter 3) a puzzling thing or person 4) to propound… …
